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T R E KLY NEWS
VOLUXE01] WINNSBOlUO, S. Q., TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 1 1865.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ N U M B E R 5 9C
THE TII-W?EKLY NEWS:
By .1. E BRITTON.
T74t TRi-WEEKLY NJbWS is pdbliphed
nTssday, Thursday and Siturday, at ONE
DOLIAt er onth, in Advanc.o. singio
copies Tarn Cw
Advertileanente inserted'at ONE DOLLAR
per square. of eight line, or less. for the first,
and SEVENTY-FIVE dent@ for each'subee
Aipent irisertion, itivariably in advance.
I&- DURBEC & WALTER, Auction and
Commission Merchants, Colunibia, 8. C.,
are the authorised agents at that place, in
collecting subserfplions and advertisements
for' the N mws. TIhey will receipt for at
.monies due this oileq.
Alex. H. Stephen's Acoount of the
HEsapton Rosdo Conference.
The Augistaa Chronicle publishes a
-detailed statement of what Passed at
the celebrated peace c'onferenceo in
Hampton Roads. The materials for this
statement were. furnished - by Alex. H.
Stephens. They consisted in -part of
oral communications made by Mr.
St.ephens to the ,writer, and ' in part of
the confidentiat Written' repor-t (never
before published) fnrhished by the', rob.
el commissioners to the rebel President.
From ie report, whichwas signed by
ill three of the commissioners, we copy
thecfollowing signieicnt extract, asteing
more illustrative than anyti1ng else in it
otthe liberal temper manifested onithat
ocoasion by Mr Lincoln:
Mr. Siward then. remarked Mr.
President, it is as vell to inforii these
,gentlemen that yesterday Comigress acted
upon the amendment of the Constitution
abolishing slavery.
Mi * Lincoln stated that was true.
and Suggested that there was a que-stion
i to the right of the insurgent Statgs
to return .at once and claim a rigihto
vote upon the amendment, 'to which
the 'concu-rence of two-thirds of-the
States was required. Ile stated that it
*ould be desirable to have the institu
tionm of slavely abolished by the coient
of the peoplo as sooli as possible--be
hoped W'ithmma six yeats. -He also state(d
,that fotirmhundred millions -of dollars
.might be offered as. ompeosatiouto the
owners ; and remarked ; iYdt wguld be.
surprised wert I to give you tie names
of those who favor thnt'
The Chonielo also makes, on the atu
thority of Mr. Stephens, the following
Mr. Stephens came home with a new.
.cause of sorrow, un those who said he
talked of coming home to made war
speeches aid denouuce tho terms offered,
Ammply lied. Before Mr. Liucoli's death,
he, thought ie was doing a favor to hip
not to include the offer of four hundred
millions in gold for the'Southern slaves,
in the published uVpo-t, 'for it wotuld be
used to the injury of Mr., Lincoln by
those of his enemies who talk about
4axation anid the.debt.
These renmarkable statercefits, 'Which
if true, are' important materials of hi.4.
tory. raise, two questions to which publio
curioaity will seek 'na nuswer :
1. Is it probable that the main state..
ment-that re1 tin . to the offer by
President Liicol 6If the four hundred
millions-is true ?
2.-Sopposing 'itrue, who are the par.
tied rebrredi ,to by 'Mr. Lincoln whose
prov44,0f $e offerwniould hpve aurpris
the reel commissioniers ?
'he fatotat 'taten %as V made
in-a n6dentialf iort ftophred'by M1he
.co inibelonetrfer the inTforntion of Mr.
', and signed by-all their names,
wh~ strong preumption1 of its tth,
of it. int ' dail f.iaee
be suchitueiri ty. 6,ceriInly dloes
and the tenor'of nwnae
sage, Mr. Lincoln SMud a'ak
.leos o or tagvn 9~q~ mat
xespoopes
and share the profiteO s sm inmn' ,
4* thfrt euite sad to'saf t) thtd
of this #~Iithe5 messag w th~
the offer. As he nsed the plural num
ber, we enn. lift only one tonief of the
voil. Whoever may have been the sur.
prising endorsers of this offer, it is cer.
tain that Mr. Horace Greeley was its
original proposer. In his letter to Presi.
dent Lincoln recommeuding the Niam
ara Falls negotiation, (surreptitiow y
published about the time of thte Haviip.
ton Roads conference for the purpose of
defaming Mr. Greeley,) he suggested,
as one of his six points to constitute the
basis. of pace. the payment of four hun
dred millions ink United Stafes five per
ceilt. bonds, as a compensation to the
loyal owners of saves, ;o be distribu
ted among the States in the ratio of the
slave poptlation; the share of each
State to be at the absolute' disposal of
its Legislature. The paternity of the
four hundred inillion offer mado by
President Lillcoln clearly belongs to
Mr. Greeley. It wonld. seem, from tihe
Atstement of Mr. Lincoln, that when lie
showed it tp others, it had the fortu'ie to
be endored in. scie very unexpected
quarters.
The facts here collated have'only a
historical interest ; but they throw a
curious light on one of tihe most remarka
ble transactions during the var. We
dare sgy it was hardly surmised by ihose
who violated congdences to procure the
pnblication ot Mr.' Greeley's letter, that
President Lincoln was, at that very
time, giving the nost scandaloits. part
of it the highest sanction it could possi
bly receive.-aNew York World.
' The Proposittog to Assassinae Au.
drew Johnson.
The Naslville- Unio, of Juno 28
says : We made mehttion somn days
aio of the faet that . a letter had been
discovered , amongaL the archivea of tho
State recent.ly captured; addressed to
Governor Tarris,proposing to aslassinato
Governor Johnson. The following is a
ecpy of the leter :
L Al.YrTT E DKPoT, A pril 24, 1862.
"Governor :-:-The excuse'I offer at
present for addlessing you is, that I be.
veve good dah be accomplished' to the
public throughi me. I reside, o did, in
Frankliu, Wiliamson county, Tennes
see ; nmiwell known. to the'euitors and
p iblishers of the Unaioni and Aniericdn
-especjally . to .Mr. James 0. Griffla,
who knows my pitat political afiiliationia
al4 resenbstatis. I belong to the
irst 'rennesse, regiment (Mapney's;)
was the first in my, contrv to volun.
teer. Now, what I wish is this, for yon
to intervene for mne to go to Middle
''enhossee and to capture or kill that vile
kraitor, Andrew Johnson. I can do it.,
because I know Nashville, and ame not
generally known there; and, moreover,
1t, when I get there I find I can'taccqm.
plish my object, I want authioritj to
raise a company or companies of guerril.
la in Middle Tennessee, to harrass tie
s null garriisoP loft ink the towns of that
Oivision of'the State.
"I AM weh acquainted in all the eoun
"1.fiar thienemy' will treat our des
,hind too kindly, thereby vonveritiig
them into Yankees. Killing 4 fdw pi R
ee. wonld" sqoi teriniate theij
d n lo arvi ityI, Bto sokjiAl as to sod
r ,aCoi'-. 4. J. Cogke,
.ot're . yore,
S. D. Caoki.
aP 44 flefr you lesides .to Sena
tor Hill and grs'd 'yeouse, from
Ta-~ Houseii' Rhisieratis..a
JBf an'aot of Coingres*, -Way 12, -f850,
the nmber of reyrsentees was estab
ihed' at 80ie~ hiohk #umber 'wn
appaitiaild'ariog 'se s al. Mes
i 182/upota basit.4u faf2,iis popu.
lionlbeaevdiigf d ddt)I ' t'riEm
mSta~tet ti ) Q ki fh
el SM
By ie Provisional Governor of the
Stats of South. Carolina.
r
A PRfO(LA1R A TRON
W HEREAS, His Excellency, Presi
dent. Johnson, has 'issued his prg-.
clatnation.' appointing ne - (Benjamin F.
Perry) Provisional Govervor in and for the
State orSouth Carolina, with power to pre.
scribe such rules and regulitons as may be
necessary and propur for convening a Con
vention of the State, composed of delegates
to be'chosen by that portion of the peoplo of
said State who are loyal to the United
States, for the purpose of hitoring or anieud
ing'tho Constitution thereof : and with au
thority to exercise within the inaits or the
State Ill the powers necessary and proper
to enable such loyal people to restore said
State to its oonstitut-ional relations to the
Federal Government, and to present .uch a
iepublienn form of State Government. as
wl entitle thle State to the guarantee of the
United States thlerefor, anl 'its people to
protection by the UMited States against iq
VaMon, Insurrection and domestic violence :
Now, tkerefore, in obedience to the pro
clanation of His Excellency. Andrew Johtn
ton, President of the United States, L B'N
JAMIN F. PERRY, Provisional Gorernor of
the State or South Carolina. for the purpose
of organizing a Provisional Government in
Soutth Carolina, restoring c l authority in
said.State, tinder the Contitfiutfon and laws
of tihe United States, d6 hereby proclaim
and doclare that all civil officers int South
Cai-olina, who were in ofilco when tle Civil
Govepajment of the State vas saspended, in
May last, (except those arrested or under
prosecution for treasoe,) shall, on taking.
the oath of allegianco prescribed in the
President's Amnesty Proclanation of the
.Ath dav of May, 1810, resume the duties of
their otliees and continug to discharge thers
under the Provisional Govertntment till fur
ther appointments are made.
And I do further procltim, declare and
make known, that it is tho duty of all loyal
cit izens of the State of .6jjt. Carolina to
pror.pt ly go forward and take the oath of
allegiance to the United States, before some
magistrate o military officer of tie Federal
Go ernment, who may ,be'qualifted for ad
ministering oaths; and suh arehereby au
thorized to givb certified copies. thereof to
the persons respectively by whom they
were made. And such nagistrates or offi
cers are hereby required to tttnsnit. tho
originals of stuch oat ie, at as early a day as
may be convenient, to the Department, of
State, in thi4'ety of Washington, D. C.
i And 1 da further proclaim, declare and
make known,.that the Managers of Elec
tions tirpughout- the State of South Caro
lina will hold an eteotion for members of a
Stato Ctivention, at, their respectivo pro
cinc, on the FIRST MONDAY IN SEP.
SEM BElt NEXT, according to the laws of
South Carolina in force before thme secession
of the State, and that, each Election District.
in the Stato shall elect as niany aembers
of thoConvention as the said District hab
membpra of the House of tepresentatives
trio basis of representation being population
,and taxation. This. will give one hundred
and twenty-four members to Ile ConveUtioni
-a nutber sufficiently large to repitsent
every portion of thb State most, fully, -
,very. Joyal citizen who had ttken, the
Apheety o04h, ani not iitin the excepted
clauses' In" the President's '1prolamation,
wilbq entitled tomote, provided he was.a
legal-voter under the Constit4Llun as it stood
riot toq secession of Nulh 'Carolina.
And all who are within the erqepted,elases
must take tie oth iand apply for a pordon,
in order to entit themil to vote or' bnoome
memherA of the Convent ion. - .
The mmberO' of the Colivention -thus
efeeled on 1ho 6frst MondaV in 8eptetsber
uiz'rberb ptut, tow,, 1oy enqtt
et luM 11ba on ' in A he
1 th' day of Septletiber,. 1866, for tilopur
eof alt.ring pad a&nezqdbg t~he pteoot
nstitutiot of &iouth Ch'lA4 ,pvr,wa ep.
ing ani mqqng q new oi~e,.witio w'ID nh'
'TI o ib t reat chanke wljidlt have' thkdeh
plgoid the St4e'fttd be fdrg'in acdordt
atteo~ith Reput1eoan princIples and equtalf
of-reutatiohM. ,
,As d ~ further. proclis 1 m e
~ofto@ ith dU Caroli '~ de 't
e~esio oftheate, 'ir42lieteby7 hmadbedt,
'force uner the'AdrovisiyoahoveruIneait
7 gloss f thi ,~va~
p.g ani 9lmapetlre 4
' rsIirtbt exidi h lm
and perfortu all the~mlutied Whi t a Is
46thi lb'eal i soets to i
4dinta ~ ~ ' twl e d
'nIFrt
ther . sin
ora of freed persons will be kind to them,
and not turn off the childien or aged to
perisir; and the freed men and *omen are
earnestly enjoined to niakofdontracts, just
and fair, for temaining 'with their former
owners.
In order to .facilitate as much as possi
ble the application for pardons under the
excepted sedtions of the Piesidnt's Am
nosty Proclamation, It is stated for infor
mation that all appliettiobs must be by po
titipn, stating the exception, and Uccomn
panied with the oaf'i proscribed. This pe
tition must be first approved by the Provis
ional Governor, and then forwarded to the
President. The headquarters of the Pro
visional Goyernor-will be at (reenvillo,
where all communications to him must be
addressed.
The newspapers of this State will publish
this proelniation until the election for men
bets of the Convention.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set.my-hana and seal. Done at tho
[.. s.] tows of Greenville, this 20th day of
July, in Ihe year of our Lord 1865,
and of the Independence of the Uni
tel States the ninetieth.
1B. F. PHIRify.
By the Provisional Governor:
WILLIAMr It. PERRY, Private Seeretary.
July 29'06--tselp4.17
VANTED.
100 OZ. old Slvr; o
.00 ngs. Apply to':
D. B. MoCREIGHI.
July 20'065-3pd
overuaneaat Clatms Mad Ap piI
catlois for Pardon.
'HE subscriber has made arrange.
iments with one of the most able and
influential legal firms in Washington city,
for the prosecution of Government claims
and applications for. pardon.
All applicat-ions for pardon under the An
nesty Proolanation must first be lodged
with the Provisional Governor, and from
thence forwarded to Washington eity for
final action by tho - President. The inter
vention of an attorney, both at this place
and Washington.oIty, will- greatly facilitate
the't ransactions and corupletion of suah bu
siness. n . a ndLFORD,
Attorney at Law.
gir' All papers In the 'State copy three
,ttnies and send bills to C. J. E.
july 29'65-8
W. F. QUEN Y,
Formerly of Baltimere, d , late of South Cagolitna.
NO. 52, WALL STREET, NEIV YOlRK.
COTTON B.R OKER
AN4D
Commisslu Meriteisat,
R1LOCERIES, Liquor, Provisions,
N Dry' 3aodst, Boots, Shoes, I1nts,
Crockery, Hardware, Leather, Petroleum
Oil & Lamps,' Drugs, and a general assort
ment of Goods, at lowest wholesale Nices.
Cotton, Rise, Tobacco, Rosin, &o., &c.,
purchased, lsold on 4commission, or tkon in
exchange for goods upon fav9rable terms.
Ordetr respectfully solicited, an advanoos
maioe onnaignthtnts.
1RtfrBNcifs:
John Bratton, esq., Winnsboro', S. C.
Asbury Coward, esq., 'Yorkvilli S.'.
Joseph Walker, 'esq.. Spartan rg, S. C.
bM. V. Geary, esq., Attoruey.U Edkeflo'd,
S. C. - [. - (july 26-6-9pd
SHOEMAKERS WANTED.
F OUR or fvo No. 1 Boot ad Shoe
makers, white,' can fihd steady em
ploymeqt, with good wagev by ininmediate
applop Ion to. U. W. RON .
july 2265-9W- nisbor1 ~. C.
JOHNa A.- KAy,
AflCUITECT'AND CivLENGINE11,"
COLUMIIA, 8. 0.
Professioas usn attepded to In
No thild jouthCoroina, { idy 0 0
Om0TT4lI -WANE4 , ois
SAM pr ad (disulrog o to.a
pry the higtrset ntarkerpriye fr the same,
~ithev'iulei :gehak.6.-,
O NEt ER'.b '.2044ftly i
44g~rslfez idt a' 'in 1
seaf ,.,iew M.
mmmmmmmman.au~p 1;
OFFICIAL ORDERS.
IIEAP QUARTERS,
DISTRICT OF WESTERN S. C.,
WINassBOo', S. C., July 24, 1805,
General Orders
No. 2. 1
HTI1- District of Westorn South
e Carolina, is hereby divided into the
following .8tb-Distriots, -fiw. .
lot Sub-ditrict, will comprise the Dis
tricts of Greenville. Anderson and Pickens,
and Charles T. Trowbridge is assigned to.
contmnd, with headquartera at Callioun or
Anderson.
2nd Sub-district. The histricts of Lau
ren, Abbeville, Edgefild and Newberry,
.rover. Bri gaiter Gezqeral C. H. Van Wyok
to cbinmatd. leadquaTters at Newberry.
8rd Sub-district. The Districts of Spar
tauburg and Union, commanding oflicer and
Ueadqarfers to be hereafter designated.
4th ,Sub-district. The Districta of Fair
Oeld, Chester. York and Lancaster, lrovet
4rigadier Gencral i. C. Chipnan to com
nannd, lendquarters at Winnsboro', S. C.
The rt-guslar reports required by the ro u
lations War DQpartment, and department of
the South, will be immediately forwarded to
these Headquarters.
II. The following named officers are hero
by announcod on .th stUff of the Brigadier
(eneral commanding District of Westerr
4outh Carolina.
.1est Lieut. CHAs. 1B. HALL, 80th MaIne
Volunteers, A. A. A. 0.
N16t Lieut and R. Q. X.. FRANk 11. Corrr,
80th 31aine Volunteers A. A. Q. M.
Captain 1). B MILLa, U. S. Volunteers.
2nd Lieut. P. E. DwINAL, 8Oth Maine
Volunteers, A. A. D. C.
By comWuand of .Urigadier general
J. D. F SENDEN.
CUAS; U. UAit. A. A. A. G eneral.
july .20'65---lnol4
HE'AD'qUAft'Akggs,
DISTRICT OF WESTERN B. C..
WzNnSsono', 8. C., July 25, 1806.
Speciul Orders
Wo. 6.
1 REAFTPd1, until furtier orders,
. no liquor of any kind will be sold at
this place, unless by special permxission from
the "Provust Marshal" at these Hleadquar
ters. By counmand'of
Brig. Gen. J. D. FESSVEDEN.
Cl[As. B. HALL, A. A. A. Gen'l.
july 27'66-6
HEAD QEAILTERS.
DISTRICT OF WESTERN S. C,.
W1Vxasnono' July 25, 1805.
General Orders,
No. 8.
INASMUCHL as -many of the colored
- people living within thia . District
show no disposidon to labor -'Industriously
and faithfully, elthe for themselves or their
employers, whereby they might, be able to
live eoQ4fortably,and'provide food and cloth
ing foy. eifamilies during the ooering win
ter, but rather show an entire disregard for
their own inteiesti in the fdture. by leaving
off work, roaming idly O'er, the country,
livi I St they can steal from planta
t ) nggatig- In larg' nuffbers
TIe Ity of, all hilitary posts, whiek.
,paInn.. bq~t produce. want and suffering
to all, it Is ordered,
i'lhat, all colored people reraln steadily at
work with theitr qlnployers and formgr
hnastera; that they refrain .frpu all deeds of
thdAa*nd violence, and fathfully and dili
ge4tly strive to ensuie the preservation and
sfety of the crop, upon which the future
satifttone of all- classe d 'Opon&
,Any violation of thAn order will be severe
ly Jilshed, and all oolored. people found
106#about 611titrY *Ist nd- i'the
coustty .will be a'rested and'penished. -L
No not? 9f injustice or oppression. by
pltintos ahd otheiira towauds to - negroes ift
their employ, will be t'etated. -
Contracts. fot, the qqr)i and labol ,it t
bloks, to beo approved b officers designa.
ed IkrthatpurYese will be m#A in' All ,
( ere pid'tIcablc, and both pfrties will be
hed o a striot observance of the same.
(ormaading offierts of Sub-distriste add
tien of t maio'ortier...
C e tig. Gen.4 IhF tBNDEN,
hAs7 E.,15i,, A~ A. A. Ganl,.'
E I hen eaV I - 1
Pr H w som e at